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The Right Honourable
The Viscount Wimborne
OBE PC
Member of Parliament
for Brecon and Radnorshire
In office
14 November 1935 – 1 August 1939
Preceded byWalter D'Arcy Hall
Succeeded byWilliam Frederick Jackson
Majority2,169 (5.2%)
Personal details
Born
Ivor Grosvenor Guest

(1903-02-21)21 February 1903
London, England
Died7 January 1967(1967-01-07) (aged 63)
Westminster, London, England
Political partyNational
SpouseLady Mabel Edith
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
OccupationPolitician

Ivor Grosvenor Guest, 2nd Viscount Wimborne, OBE PC (21 February 1903 – 7 January 1967) was a British politician.

Early life and education

Lord Wimborne was born on 21 February 1903, the son of Ivor Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne (1873–1939) and his wife The Hon Alice Katherine Sibell Grosvenor (1880-1948). His maternal grandfather was Robert Grosvenor, 2nd Baron Ebury (1834–1918).

He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1]

Career

After Cambridge, he served with the Royal Tank Corps (TA), achieving the rank of lieutenant.[1]

From 1935 to 1939, he was National Member of Parliament (MP) for Brecon and Radnor. In the latter year he succeeded his father in the viscountcy and entered the House of Lords.[2][3]

Marriage and children

Lord Wimborne married Lady Mabel Edith Fox-Strangeways, daughter of Giles Fox-Strangways, 6th Earl of Ilchester (1874–1959), in 1938. William Walton composed "Set me as a seal upon thine heart" for the wedding.[4] They had four children:[5]

Lord Wimbourne died in January 1967, aged 63, and was succeeded in the viscountcy by his eldest son Ivor.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Hazlehurst, Cameron; Whitehead, Sally; Woodland, Christine (1996). A Guide to the Papers of British Cabinet Ministers 1900-1964. Cambridge University Press. p. 168. ISBN 9780521587433. Retrieved 17 August 2016. Ivor Guest 2nd viscount obituary.
  2. ^ a b "Person Page 2532". Thepeerage.com. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Conqueror 575859". William1.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  4. ^ "William Walton – Set me as a seal upon thine heart". Classical Archives. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  5. ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byWalter D'Arcy Hall Member of Parliament for Brecon and Radnor 1935 – 1939 Succeeded byWilliam Jackson Peerage of the United Kingdom Preceded byIvor Churchill Guest Viscount Wimborne 1939–1967 Succeeded byIvor Fox-Strangways Guest Party political offices Preceded byPatrick Moynihan Treasurer of the Liberal Party 1950–1952 With: Wulff Henry GreyPatrick Moynihan Succeeded byWulff Henry GreyPatrick Moynihan
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